This photo provided by The Paris Police Prefecture Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015 shows the suspect Said Kouachi in the newspaper attack along with a plea for witnesses. A senior Yemeni official said Friday, Jan. 9, 2015 that Said Kouachi, a suspect in the attack on the French newspaper, is suspected of fighting in Yemen for al-Qaida.(AP Photo/Prefecture de Police de Paris) (The Associated Press)

SANAA, Yemen – A Yemeni security official says Said Kouachi, one of the brothers involved in the deadly attack against a Paris newspaper, is suspected of having fought for al-Qaida in the country.